How unique is the design of the Paris 2024 Olympic torch?

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games torch is 70cm long, made of lightly polished steel, and the lower half of the torch has a relief pattern simulating the movement of the Seine River.

Ngọn đuốc Olympic Paris 2024 có thiết kế độc đáo như thế nào?

The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was launched on the Seine River for the first time. (Source: Reuters)

On July 25, the torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games was unveiled for the first time on the Seine River. The design of the torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games was previously announced, simulating the reflection of the Eiffel Tower on the rippling waters of the Seine River, conveying the energy of peace.

Made of lightweight polished steel, the lower half of the torch features a relief pattern that simulates the movement of the Seine River, where the Olympic opening ceremony, expected to be held in front of more than half a million viewers, will take place.

Mathieu Lehanneur - the "father" of the torch revealed that his work was inspired by the three symbolic elements of Paris 2024: equality, water and peace.

“The design of the torch represents water with a motif based on the movement of waves. Meanwhile, the meaning of peace is expressed through soft curves,” added Mathieu Lehanneur.

With soft curves, the torch symbolizes peace, the symmetrical design symbolizes equality and fairness among athletes.

As is Olympic tradition, the torch will be lit in Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. Ten thousand torchbearers will carry the Olympic flame to Marseille, France, on May 8 and cross the Mediterranean to begin a journey through the country's 64 provinces, including five overseas provinces and territories.

ArcelorMittal, the official partner of Paris 2024, will produce 2,000 torches, five times fewer than previous Olympics, to minimise the impact of production.

The Olympic Games are competitions in many sports between countries around the world. This sports festival symbolizes the spirit of solidarity and peace of all mankind.

Paris was awarded the right to host the 2024 Summer Olympics at the 131st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lima, Peru. This is the first time in 100 years that the world's largest summer sports festival returns to Paris and is also the 6th time France has hosted the Olympics (3 Summer Olympics - 1900, 1924, 2024 and 3 Winter Olympics - 1924, 1968, 1992).

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